Wagon running-gear.



F. H. WEAVER.

WAGON RUNNING GEAR.

APPLIOATION I'ILED 3.29, 1911.

1,005,909, Patented oat. 17,1911.

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TINTTED STATES PATENT UFFTQE.

FLEMING H. WEAVER, OF GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOE A. RICE,

OF GRIFFIN, SPALDING COUNTY, GEORGIA.

WAGON RUNNING-GEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17 1911.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLEMING H. WVEAVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Griffin, in the county of Spalding and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Wagon Running-Gear; and I do hereby cleclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful wagon running gear.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an improved device of this nature, which is simple, efficient and practical in construction.

A further object of the invention is to construct the rear main supporting axle from two substantially flat elongated plates or bars having angular ends, between which the bodies of the rear stub axles are pivoted by means of bolts.

A further feature of the invention is to extend the pivot bolts of the rear stub axle upwardly, to afford means, between which the body of the wagon may be arranged.

A further feature of construction is the provision of means secured to the bodies of the stub axles, bet-ween which means a con necting bar is pivoted so the stub axles and the wheels thereon will move in unison when turning a curve.

A further feature is the provision of connecting rods between the front axle and the means carried by the bodies of the stub axles, so that the front axles will also move in unison with the stub axles.

In the drawings, there is only disclosed one form of the present invention, but in practical fields this form may require alterations, to which the applicant is entitled, provided the alterations are comprehended by the appended claims.

Further features and combination of parts of the invention will hereinafter appear as the nature of the invention is better understood.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wagon constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the body of the wagon removed, so as to show running gear. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the running gear, showing the construction of the rear axle. Fig. 4 is a sectional View on line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a do- I tailed sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 2.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the front axle, having the usual bolster 2 and the front wheels 3. Connected between the bolster 2 and the front axle are the front hounds 1, between the rear ends of which the bars 5 are connected. The reach 6 extends between the bars 5 and is pivoted at 7 between the bolster 2 and the front axle, by the king bolt 8. Pivoted between the ends of the front hounds by means of the bolts 9 is the tongue 10, which is supported in substantially a horizontal position by the plates 11 which are secured above and below the front hounds.

Secured to the reach 6 as at 12 are the rear hounds 13. A rear axle 14 is provided, which comprises the elongated substantially flat metal bars 15, between which the rear ends of the rear hounds and the reach are fixed by means of the bolts 16. The end portions of the bars 15 terminate into sub stantially L-shaped portions 18, between which the bodies 19 of the stub axles 20 are pivoted by means of the bolts 21 and the nuts 22. The bolts 21 are extended upwardly to afford extensions 23 between which the body of the wagon is arranged. The king bolt 8 passes through the body 25 of the wagon, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, so as to prevent rearward and lateral movement of the body. Upon the stub axles 20 the rear wheels 26 are journaled. Projecting through the bodies 19 of the stub axles are the rods 27, which are connected by the substantially horizontal connecting bar 28, as at 29. Also connected at 29 are the rods 31, which extend forwardly and across one another, as shown in plan View. The rods 31 are pivoted to the front axle 1 by means of the bolts 32, which secure the front axle, the bolster 2 and the front hounds together.

By the provision of the construction shown and described, it will be apparent that as the front axle is oscillated to the rightor the left, the stub axles and the rear wheels thereon will move in unison, so that the wagon may make limited short turns. To increase the turning of the front wheels and rear wheels, the rods 27 may be bent out-wardly, and the bar 28 made longer, as well as the rods 31. These slight modifications may be used in practice, without deviating from the scope of the claims. Furthermore, it is evident that the bars 15 of the rear axle afford strength and rigidity.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. In a wagon, running gear, front and rear axles, a reach connecting them, the reach having rear hounds, said rear axle comprising substantially flat elongated bars having L-shaped ends, one secured above and one below on the rear end of the reach and the hound, stub axles having bodies arranged between the Lshaped ends, bolts penetrating the L-shaped ends and the bodies, said bolts being extended upwardly, thus affording means for holding a Wagon body in place, wheels for the front axles and stub axles, and connections between the bodies of the stub axle and the front axle to cause them to oscillate in unison.

2. In a wagon, a running gear a reach having rear hounds, a rear axle comprising substantially flat, elongated bars embracing above and below the reach and the hound, stub axles arranged between the ends of the bars, said stub axles having body members, and bolts having upper extensions, penetrating the ends of the bars and the bodies of the stub axle for holding them in place, said upper extensions affording means to hold a wagon body in position, rods penetrating the bodies, a front axle, and connections between the rods of the bodies and the front axle to cause the stub axle to oscillate in unison with the front axle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FLEMING H. WVEAVER.

l Vitnesses J on A. RICE, 7M. E. H. SEARCY, J r.

Copies 01 this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

